Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 69: Clever Tongue, Sophistry, Plausible Words, Lifelike, and Darkness (1)
Tang'er was anxious and frightened, and struggled a few times in Qianlong's arms, but was held tightly by Qianlong's hands, so she had to resign herself to his arms.Seeing a string of lanterns enter the Zhongcui Palace, seeing the "nuns" bowing to welcome the imperial concubine, Gao Wuyong said with a funny smile outside the small Buddhist hall: "My lord, the master is offering incense inside. Tell those who follow you to avoid it!"

"Really?" Nala's crisp voice outside laughed, "Sooner or later, the master will come back, this devotion is even touched by the Tathagata and the Buddha!" ​​Walking in while talking, he said in his mouth, "I'll come to Keke , Master Ke Keer is also here, and this is also my lucky fate—" She was stunned for a moment, the lights and candles were clearly visible, and under the Guanyin seat, Tanger, the brother-in-law of the empress's natal family, openly nestled in the arms of Emperor Qianlong!Qianlong put his arms around her shoulders, and gently stroked her hair with the other.In an instant, Nala was nailed to the ground like a nail, unable to enter, retreat, see, or avoid. His handsome and beautiful face turned sallow, and he couldn't speak a word!
Qianlong let go of the half-dizzy Tang'er, got up and walked to the incense table, clasped his hands together and bowed eleven more, put on another three sticks of incense, bowed again, took a step back, turned around and looked at Na Lashi, for a long time, said with a smile: "Are you here to offer incense, or to catch rape?"

"Yes... no..." Nala had never seen Qianlong's eyes like this before, she was so flustered that she didn't know what to say, and said after a while, "I don't know that the master is here, really! I really don't know..."

"It doesn't matter if you know it or you don't know it. Have you seen it?"

"The servant's eyes are not good, I didn't see anything..."

"You saw it!"

Listening to the heavy and stressful words, Nala lowered his head, and said after a while: "Yes... slaves don't dare to deceive the king... I saw it. If this is the case, slaves should speak to the emperor, there are already people outside. There are gossips. Once this kind of thing gets out, the emperor's face will not be good-looking, the empress's face will not be good-looking, even Tang'er can't be a man—" Before she finished speaking, Tang'er covered her face and was sobbing.

"Gao Wuyong," Qianlong ordered through the door, "tell everyone who is with the imperial concubine to go back to the palace. Zhen and the imperial concubine are here to watch the night and offer incense!" After saying that, he turned around and paced back and forth.After a while, he suddenly asked: "Since ancient times, have there been any emperors who have not heard gossip?" Nala was taken aback by his question, hesitated for a while, and said: "Maybe there is Emperor Taizong of Zhenguan? Xuanzong Kaiyuan..." Qianlong sneered : "Yes, you moved out of Tang Taizong, it seems that you have read a few books! Xuanwumen coup, Li Shimin killed his brother and usurped the throne, you know? A Wu Zetian served Taizong first, and Gaozong later. Do they have a good reputation? "

Nala lowered her head and murmured, "Your maidservant doesn't read much..."

"You should learn from your master and empress, and read books like "The Book of Daughters." Qianlong saw her blushing, lowered her head and rubbed her clothes belt, and her tenderness that was hesitant to speak, couldn't help being moved, and slowed down. He took a deep breath: "You are defending everywhere! Do the math, I have more than twice as many cards as the queen, so why are you still jealous? Don't forget, jealousy is also a rule of thumb!" He looked at it. Looking at Tang'er who bowed her head in silence, her tone became serious again. "For example, in this small Buddhist hall, I offer incense here, and I ordered you not to come in, can you come in? I just intend to cure you of this problem! I just have a relationship with Tang'er, and there is--you should follow the rules for this matter Taboo for relatives, taboo for venerables, beat Tang'er repeatedly with puns, and spread these 'gossips'! You have come and seen it, you say a regulation, are you guilty or I am guilty?"

Qianlong's eloquent sophistry and eloquence put a big hat of "jealousy" on Nala's head, which has already made her breathless. This question of "who is guilty" is even more powerful. Lashi couldn't stand anymore, knelt down and kowtowed with a "plop" and said: "The emperor's eloquence is convincing, it is... a slave... guilty..." "If you know you are guilty, I will forgive you." Qianlong said, " Speaking of the obvious today, I simply hand over Tang'er's life and face to you. She is here, you are safe, rich and honorable, and you are still my beloved concubine; if anything happens to her, you can't let her be a noble concubine, and you can't let her live!"

"Long live..." Nala fell on the ground, hugged Qianlong's feet, trembling all over, and sobbed, "I'm jealous because of love, I really love my master... I don't want others to divide me at all..."

Qianlong laughed loudly, pulled Tang'er over, and said: "I love you all, and I love you all naturally. Now that the jealousy is gone, you should be good friends. Come, come, come, before Guanyin Bodhisattva, untangle this grievance." , hold hands!"

The two white, tender and delicate hands hesitated for a moment and held them gently.

Qianlong originally wanted to see Tang'er and went back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. After such a turmoil, he was sleepy and wanted to listen to "gossip", so he really didn't want to go back.He ordered someone to carry a fine silk wisteria spring stool to lie down, and ordered Tang'er to sit on the chair in front of him, facing himself, while Nalashi massaged and beat himself sideways, Qianlong smiled triumphantly, "How many days can there be joy in life? I have a pair of beauties by my side today, isn't it a joy?"

"The emperor just said your master's words, some are right, some are not." Tang'er glanced at Nala, who looked a little sad, and sighed deeply, "I have a husband, anyway, this is called Sins... If it weren't for the seeds in my belly, I really think—someone outside said that Fu Heng worked for the emperor in the front, and the emperor wore it for Fu Heng in the back, wearing..." She was so ashamed that she couldn't bear it, and the "green turban" three It took a long time to say this word, but I still didn't say it.

Just talking about wearing a green turban, Qianlong didn't care: there are tens of thousands of people in the world.Fu Heng also had an affair with Qianlong's 27th sister, Jieying, and Princess Shuo, so Deya also wore a green headscarf.Deya and Yueying are not clear about each other, so Wu Zhenqing also...Wu Zhenqing and...even Zheng Chunhua, the ancestor of the ancestors in front of him, had an affair with Yun, and the wise ancestors also wore green turbans—Smelly Man, Dirty Tang, Song Bu The Qing and Yuan are confused, the Ming is sloppy, and now they say "clear nose"—they have been the same since ancient times.Even my own concubine in the palace now, I heard that some of my brothers are also promiscuous, and she also wears a "green turban".It really doesn't matter.But when it comes to the words "Fu Heng is working hard at the front", it becomes extremely serious.Qianlong wanted to laugh, but he didn't. He sighed and said: "The word 'love' in the world is arranged by nature, and no one can escape this snare. Let me tell you, Fu Heng met the female thief leader named Juanjuan in the cottage. , is also very affectionate..." Then he described the meeting between Fu Heng and Juanjuan on Tuo Tuo Peak, "If you really want to live, it is difficult to have both love and law, and I am also embarrassed. Since I died for love, it became a relationship. Good story—what else is there besides this?"

Fu Heng still had a lingering relationship with a gangster girl, Tang'er couldn't help being startled, for some reason, she felt relieved: she felt sorry for her husband, and her husband loved someone else, so it could somewhat relieve her sense of guilt.Thinking of having sex with Qianlong for the first time, talking about her husband and 27 Gege, she was faithful at this moment, and felt a little more at ease.Just thinking about it, Nala said beside him: "Your Majesty, you can't get to the bottom of what I said. If you get to the bottom of it, it will kill me, not to mention that I only heard superficial..."

"Such a serious matter?" Qianlong said with a smile, with his back facing in, being beaten by Nalashi, "You say, I'm listening, and I won't pursue it."

"Some people say... the first emperor died unexpectedly!"

Qianlong turned over and sat up with a "huh"!

"Your Majesty...you said you would not pursue it..."

"I still don't want to pursue it." Qianlong's face was blue and white, "but I want to understand this matter. If you explain this matter clearly, I will know it!" Seeing Tang'er stunned, Qianlong said again: "You lie here... These words are important, but they are not great things. You just rest up. I will find a place to chat with Nalashi." After speaking, Qianlong stood up, and Nalashi felt worried. Uneasy, he followed Qianlong to the courtyard.

At this time, it was even more quiet, and the nuns of Zhongcui Palace gathered in the Xibei Hall to meditate because of the emperor's order not to disturb them.There was no one in the courtyard, and the desolate old eunuch who watched the night could be heard from afar, intermittently and feebly yelling "Little-heart-lamp-fire..." A crescent and a half moon cast dim yellow and bleak silver light on the ground On the sky, sometimes covered by floating clouds, the fragrance of flowers from the imperial garden and the strong Tibetan fragrance from the small Buddhist hall blend together and permeate the dark night sky.After a long time, Qianlong said in a low voice: "Xiaoqian (Nara's nickname), you can tell me."

"The emperor is so trusting, and he promised not to pursue it. I don't want to hide anything." Nala's tone was very deep and clear, "When my natal brother and daughter-in-law went to Shiliu Gege's house to pay their respects, I heard people say at the banquet that the late emperor My favorite concubine, what is her name Yindi..."

"Qiao Yindi," Qianlong said, "it turned out to be with Yun."

"Yes, it's Qiao Yindi." Nala's voice trembled a little, "Yun committed a crime, and was sent to Maling Valley to guard the spirit of the ancestors, and took this girl as a neighbor. Later, someone encouraged the Fourteenth Master to rebel and asked the late emperor to find out. The guard maids changed their shifts, and the late emperor took Yindi to his side and made her a low-ranking concubine.

"People wonder why the late emperor would accept his own brother's man as his concubine? Later, a letter came out from the Ninth Master's mansion, and it turned out that Qiao Yindi looked a lot like a person - the former emperor was a prince in the early years, and he once went to In disaster relief in Anhui, a flood broke out and flooded the city. The late emperor floated in a lotus vat for three days and three nights before being rescued. It was a woman who rescued him. The woman was called Xiaofu...then they got on good terms with the late emperor. Somehow This matter was known by the members of Xiaofu's clan, so they burned Xiaofu to death..."

This tragic story was told by Qianlong's servant Gao Fu'er when he was a prince studying.Later, Gao Fuer was executed for rebelling against the Lord, thinking that no one in the world knew about it, but what was rumored outside was more true than Gao Fuer's!Qianlong asked thoughtfully, "What does this have to do with the death of the late Emperor?"

"This Qiao Yindi looks too much like Fu'er." Nala said in a deep thought, "So the late emperor accepted her, saying that she was just a concubine, but in fact he loved her and loved her in his heart, and no one in the Six Palaces could compare with her. The Lord knows, the late emperor I don't love money or lust, but I like Yindi, who is not very good-looking. Sometimes he becomes irritable, kills people and ransacks his home, just a word from Yindi can dispel his old man's anger..."

(End of this chapter)